The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, #5)

by Rick Riordan

All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of victory are grim. Kronos's army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan's power only grows.

While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.

In this momentous final book in the New York Times best-selling series, the long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy's sixteenth birthday unfolds. And as the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate.

• ISBN10: 1423101472
• ISBN13: 9781423101475
• Publish Date: 5 May 2009 (first published 1 December 2007)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Hyperion Books for Children
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 400
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781423101475

Reviews

[alindstadtcorbeax]

Star Rating: —> 5 Stars

Ahhhh! What an amazing finale!!!


RTC

[Nessa Luna]

Reread 2020: No, you cried when Hades showed up at the last moment to help out the demigods. Let's just say I cried a lot.
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The Last Olympian is the last book in the Percy Jackson series (but don’t worry, there’s another series out in this universe, called ‘Heroes of Olympus’!) and I think this was the most action-packed book of them all. Wow, seriously. I don’t really remember everything that has happened in the book, but I know there was A LOT of action.

The Characters: Well, all the old characters are there, but we meet a couple of new characters as well. Of course, like with any other book, people die. I had already expected one of the deaths, because I read about it on Tumblr a while ago. There was also a character who turned out to be Kronos’ spy in the camp, and that did not surprise me at all, because the second movie kinda spoiled that a bit (damn you movies who spoil the other books in the series). But hey, other than that, I liked all the characters (apart from the people in Kronos’ army of course, I wanted to punch them all in the face with Thor’s hammer (oh oops wrong mythology)).

The Action: Like I said, this book was action packed. I think at least half of the book was about a huge fight in a city, with only a handful of campers on one side, and a huge army of all kinds of creatures on the other side. I was actually scared to turn the page every time, because I had expected more and more of my favourite characters to die. But I thank the gods that Rick Riordan has not let all of my favourite characters die (yet). I loved all the action, because that means there’s little time left for any romance/love-triangle stuff.

The Romance: But yes, of course, there was some romance going on. Between my ‘OTP’ of course, and between two other characters, which made me feel a bit ‘ugh’. But yeah, with all the fighting going on there was hardly any time for kissing and hugging and loving each other. So yay for that!

The Plot: It’s the final book in the series, so of course an epic final battle. That’s usually the plot for every last book in a series, and though it might get a bit boring after a while, I do like it. Because I just love battles and especially with these kids who’ve learned to fight and defend themselves for a couple of years now. I loved the calm bits between the fights, in which Percy usually sleeps and dreams about stuff. I liked reading about his dreams and learning more about a certain character’s family.

The Writing: As always, Rick Riordan’s writing is simple, but very good. I just kept on turning page after page because it was so awesome. I love how he gave all the chapters funny names, like “I Drive My Dog Into a Tree”, “My Cookies Get Scorched” and “Blackjack Gets Jacked”. It made me smile every time I got to a new chapter!

In the end, I really enjoyed Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian, and the ending has made me very curious for Heroes of Olympus.

[Djilan]

I was glued to my phone (audiobook) and finished the book in 2 days. What a finale! And now it's finished. So sad..
Loved the whole adventure!
I will absolutely read the other books from

[liz089]

Wow such an epic ending for such an amazing series!! Can't wait to get started on the Heroes of Olympus!!

[thepunktheory]

After I already mentioned 4 times how much I love Greek mythology and adore Rick Riordan for giving the famous myths a new touch, I won't lose any more words about it. You get the point.
I have to say, the series reminded me a bit of Harry Potter, only in Greek mythology. We have a bunch of friends, going through dangerous adventures to save the day. Ultimately they have to fight a huge war against the evil. Seems familiar? Yes, it does. But nevertheless Riordan created an exciting and fresh story. The reason it reminded me of Harry Potter was not primarily the overall plot similarities. Both series give me the same feelings which is says a lot about the quality of the Percy Jackson book.
Anyway, the last installment. I was really fascinated how real Riordan made the war seem. Sometimes it felt like you only need to look out the window to see a kid in Greek battle armour fly by on a Pegasus. Despite dealing with -of course- mystical Gods and monster, the story is really credible and authentic. I was holding my breath throughout plenty of passages, anxious to find out what would happen next.

I can only say that The Last Olympian is a worthy ending to an awesome series. If you enjoyed Harry Potter, I'm certain you'll love these books aswell. Go ahead and read the Percy Jackson series, I promise you won't regret it!

[vagasker]

A perfect ending to a perfect series.

[Kelly]

Absolutely loved it! Such a brilliant conclusion to a much loved series, and I'm thankful Rick Riordan was able to do it justice.

And it took them long enough.

I think I'll miss Tyson the most.

[Berls]

Another one I'm sure I read but can't remember much about. Except that I really enjoyed it.

[KitsuneBae]

Reread

[Chelsea]

I can't get over how perfect this ending was. I'm beyond happy with it. It was a perfect tie up while still leaving a few loose ends. I loved that this book was all one big battle. There was so much action I could hardly put the book down. When I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about what would happen next. I'm glad that there's more books about this world because it's such a good world that I want to be a part of it. Minus the whole getting killed by monsters thing of course. It's one of those books where you think about it even when it's all over. It stays with you forever. That's the quality that makes for a fantastic book.

The characters were super awesome in this book. Percy was the brave leader but he didn't save the day by himself. What I love especially is that there was more than one hero that saved Olympus. Even though Percy is the main character it wasn't all about him. I loved that. Everyone else played their part too. Grover and Annabeth were really important and everyone else joined in the battle. The Gods admitted that they needed the help of the heroes and accepted that they weren't all powerful. I love getting to see how the Gods behave and you see a lot of that in this book.

If you are a fantasy fan, I'd recommend this book because it's going to be a classic.